Kyle council to weigh ban on data centers in every zoning district
Kyle's Nov. 17, 2026 council agenda asks staff to draft an ordinance prohibiting data centers as an allowed use in every zoning district.
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The Kyle City Council will consider a proposal on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026 that would bar data centers from every zoning district in the city. The item is a proposal, and no vote has taken place.
Why it matters
Kyle sits in Hays County on the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. A citywide prohibition would take data centers off the table for any landowner or developer in Kyle, because no district would list them as an allowed use. The agenda item does not name a developer or a specific project.
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The numbers
- Meeting: City Council regular meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, 7:00 p.m. CT, Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street.
- Item: agenda item 23, listed under City Council Items and presented by a council member.
- Action requested: direct the city manager to bring back an ordinance amending the development regulations.
- Scope: define “data center” and “high-intensity data processing facilities,” and prohibit them as an allowed use in all zoning districts in Kyle.
- Status: proposed. The agenda wording asks for direction to staff, not adoption of an ordinance.
What’s next
If the council votes to give that direction, staff would draft the amendment and return with an ordinance, which would still need its own council action before any ban takes effect. If the council declines, current development rules stay in place. The agenda posted for the meeting carries no exhibits attached to item 23, so the proposed definitions are not yet public.
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On the record
Kyle City Council Nov. 17, 2026 agenda item 23 asks the city manager to bring back an ordinance defining data center and high-intensity data processing facilities and prohibiting them as an allowed use in all zoning districts
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